THE 2012 East Gippsland Hockey Association season begins on Saturday, April 28 with Sale hosting Nagle in the open division, while Maffra will travel to take on Bairnsdale.
This season Wellington will not be fielding an open team.
Sale will field two women’s sides, with the Cygnets at home to Nagle, while the Swans will take on Wellington.
Wellington has the bye in all other grades.
Hockey will take a break on May 26 and June 9 for junior and senior country week respectively, and during the mid-year school holidays on June 30 and July 7.
Draw:
Round one, April 28: under 13 (9am) and under 15 (10.20am): Sale v Nagle, Bairnsdale v Maffra, Orbost v Swan Reach, Wellington bye; under 18 (11.40am): Sale v Nagle, Orbost v Swan Reach, Bairnsdale bye; women’s (1pm): Sale Cygnets v Nagle, Bairnsdale v Maffra, Sale Swans v Wellington; open (2.30pm): Sale v Nagle, Bairnsdale v Maffra, Orbost v Swan Reach.
Round two, May 5: under 13 and under 15: Maffra v Swan Reach, Orbost v Sale, Bairnsdale v Wellington, Nagle bye; under 18: Orbost v Sale, Swan Reach, Bairnsdale, Nagle bye; women’s: Maffra v Swan Reach, Orbost v Sale Cygnets, Bairnsdale v Wellington, Nagle v Sale Swans; open: Maffra v Swan Reach, Orbost v Sale, Bairnsdale v Nagle.
Round three, May 12: under 13 and under 15: Nagle v Maffra, Sale v Swan Reach, Wellington v Orbost, Bairnsdale bye; under 18: Sale v Swan Reach, Bairnsdale v Orbost, Nagle bye; women’s: Nagle v Maffra, Sale Cygnets v Swan Reach, Wellington v Orbost, Sale Swans v Bairnsdale; open: Nagle v Maffra, Sale v Swan Reach, Bairnsdale v Orbost.
Round four, May 19: under 13 and under 15: Sale v Wellington, Swan Reach v Nagle, Orbost v Bairnsdale, Maffra bye; under 18: Swan Reach v Nagle, Orbost v Bairnsdale, Sale bye; women’s: Sale Cygnets v Wellington, Sale Swans v Maffra, Swan Reach v Nagle, Orbost v Bairnsdale; open: Sale v Maffra, Swan Reach v Nagle, Orbost v Bairnsdale.
Round five, June 2: under 13 and under 15: Maffra v Wellington, Bairnsdale v Sale, Orbost v Nagle, Swan Reach bye; under 18: Bairnsdale v Sale, Orbost v Nagle, Swan Reach bye; women’s: Maffra v Wellington, Bairnsdale v Sale Cygnets, Swan Reach v Sale Swans, Orbost v Nagle; open: Maffra v Swan Reach, Bairnsdale v Sale, Orbost v Nagle.
Round six, June 16: under 13 and under 15: Swan Reach v Wellington, Sale v Maffra, Nagle v Bairnsdale, Orbost bye; under 18: Swan Reach v Orbost, Nagle v Bairnsdale, Sale bye; women’s: Swan Reach v Wellington, Sale Cygnets v Maffra, Sale Swans v Orbost, Nagle v Bairnsdale; open: Sale v Maffra; Nagle v Bairnsdale; Swan Reach v Orbost.
Round seven, June 23: under 13 and under 15: Nagle v Wellington, Maffra v Orbost, Bairnsdale v Swan Reach, Sale bye; under 18: Nagle v Sale, Bairnsdale v Swan Reach, Orbost bye; women’s: Nagle v Wellington, Maffra v Orbost, Sale Cygnets v Sale Swans, Bairnsdale v Swan Reach; open: Nagle v Sale, Maffra v Orbost, Bairnsdale v Swan Reach.
Round eight, July 14: under 13 and under 15: Nagle v Sale, Maffra v Bairnsdale, Swan Reach v Orbost; Wellington bye; under 18: Nagle v Sale, Swan Reach v Orbost, Bairnsdale bye; women’s: Nagle v Sale Cygnets, Maffra v Bairnsdale, Wellington v Sale Swans, Sale Swans v Orbost; open: Nagle v Sale, Maffra v Bairnsdale, Swan Reach v Orbost.
Round nine, July 21: under 13 and under 15: Swan Reach v Maffra, Sale v Orbost, Bairnsdale v Wellington, Nagle bye; under 18: Sale v Orbost, Bairnsdale v Nagle, Swan Reach bye; women’s: Swan Reach v Maffra, Sale Cygnets v Orbost, Bairnsdale v Wellington, Sale Swans v Nagle; open: Swan Reach v Maffra, Sale v Orbost, Bairnsdale v Nagle.
Round 10, July 28: under 13 and under 15: Maffra v Nagle, Swan Reach v Sale, Orbost v Wellington, Bairnsdale bye; under 18: Swan Reach v Sale, Orbost v Bairnsdale, Nagle bye; women’s: Maffra v Nagle, Swan Reach v Sale, Orbost v Bairnsdale; open: Maffra v Nagle, Swan Reach v Sale, Orbost v Bairnsdale.
Round 11, August 4: under 13 and under 15: Wellington v Sale, Nagle v Swan Reach, Bairnsdale v Orbost, Maffra bye; under 18: Nagle v Swan Reach, Bairnsdale v Orbost, Sale bye; women’s: Wellington v Sale Cygnets, Maffra v Sale Swans, Nagle v Swan Reach, Bairnsdale v Orbost; open: Maffra v Sale, Bairnsdale v Orbost, Nagle v Swan Reach.
Round 12, August 11: under 13 and under 15: Wellington v Maffra, Sale v Bairnsdale, Nagle v Orbost, Swan Reach bye; under 18: Sale v Bairnsdale, Nagle v Orbost, Swan Reach bye; women’s: Wellington v Maffra, Sale Cygnets v Bairnsdale, Sale Swans v Swan Reach, Nagle v Orbost; open: Maffra v Swan Reach, Sale v Bairnsdale, Nagle v Orbost.
Round 13, August 18: under 13 and under 15: Wellington v Swan Reach, Maffra v Sale, Bairnsdale v Nagle, Orbost bye; under 18: Swan Reach v Orbost, Bairnsdale v Nagle, Sale bye; women’s: Wellington v Swan Reach, Maffra v Sale Cygnets, Orbost v Sale Swans, Bairnsdale v Nagle; open: Maffra v Sale, Swan Reach v Orbost, Bairnsdale v Nagle.
Round 14, August 25: under 13 and under 15: Wellington v Nagle, Orbost v Maffra, Swan Reach v Bairnsdale, Sale bye; under 18: Sale v Nagle, Swan Reach v Bairnsdale, Orbost bye; women’s: Wellington v Nagle, Orbost v Maffra, Sale Cygnets v Sale Swans, Swan Reach v Bairnsdale; open: Sale v Nagle, Orbost v Maffra, Swan Reach v Bairnsdale.
Semi-finals, September 1.
Preliminary finals, September 8.
Grand finals, September 15.